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Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Awards Timeline of Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Programme Birth Sheikh of the British The First Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam 2012 April 10th, 1856 Isles Annual Awards Presentation and Dinner Sunday 25th November 2012 William Henry Quilliam July 1894 was born at 22 Eliot The Caliph of Islam, Eastern Pearl Banqueting Hall Abdullah Quilliam Society Street in Liverpool. His Sultan Abdul Hameed parents were Wesleyan 250 Plymouth Grove, Longsight, II officially appoints Manchester M13 0BG Methodists. Quilliam Sheikh ul Islam Victorian Liverpool for the British Isles. Sultan Abdul Hameed II 6:00pm Arrival, Registration Background to Conversion to Islam 6:30pm Welcome Awards 1887 Opens Muslim Jahangir Mohammed home for unwanted (AQ Heritage Centre) Abdullah Quilliam became a Muslim when children 6:35pm The work of AQS Communication he visited Morocco. A 1896 Galib Khan and Engagement more detailed account Opened at 12 (Chairman of AQS) of his conversion can Broughmam Terrace, Awards be found at the Cairo called the Medina House 6:50pm Professor Mehmet Seker, Speech, 1928. The Sheikh and relocates to Shiel St. Orphan in Liverpool (Head of Department Victorian England of Islamic History and Shortlist of Architecture at Dokuz Eylul Candidates Liverpool Muslim Institute Henri-de-Leon University, Turkey) (First Mosque in UK opens) 1908 Professor Seker will reveal 1889 Abdullah Quilliam Abdullah Quilliam his discovery in Ottoman Pall Mall Gazette: “The moves to Turkey and Timeline mosque at Liverpool is returns in 1914 as archives of the original a place of worship for Henri Mustapha Leon appointment letter of a comparatively large or sometimes known as Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam resident membership, Haroun de Leon. Henri-de-Leon (Abdullah as Sheikh-Ul-Islam of the Quilliam) as well as for thousands British Isles by Sultan Abdul of Mahommedans, Interior of the Mosque Hamid ll. merchants, sailors…” Abdullah Quilliam 7:30pm Legacy of Sheikh Abdullah presides over Quilliam Mohammad Ali Lord Nazir Ahmed First publication of Jauhar delegation Faith of Islam 1920 7:50pm Presentation of Sheikh 1889 Quilliam Engagement Award A delegation led by The first edition had Mohammad Ali Jauhar 8:15pm Presentation of Sheikh 2000 copies and a visits Woking Mosque Quilliam Communication further 3000 copies were to promote the Khilafat Award published in 1890. movement. The ‘Islamic Inside cover of Faith of Review’ states about Mohammad Ali Jauhar 8:40pm Future Plans Islam the meeting: “It was Jahangir Mohammed presided by an English 9:00pm Thanks & Closing Remarks First edition of the Muslim, Prof.H.M.Leon’. Crescent Galib Khan 1893 Death of Abdullah 9:15pm Dinner is served These unique documents Quilliam 23rd April are a historic record 1932 of the situation of Supporters Islam and a growing On the 28th April, 1pm, convert community Abdullah Quilliam was in British colonial buried at Brookwood A front cover edition of Cemetery, Woking. times. It was publicised The Crescent internationally. He was buried close to Liverpool City Council other famous Muslim Bishop of Liverpool personalities such as “A Celebration of Engagement and Communication the Quilliam Way” Lord Headley, and First edition of the Marmaduke Picktall. Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Islamic World Abdullah Quilliam had Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Awards July, 1893 converted almost 600 Duchy of Lancaster Steve Biko Housing Association 25th November 2012 people to Islam in his A monthly journal Eastern Pearl Banqueting Hall, 250 Plymouth Grove, Longsight, Manchester M13 0BG published by Abdullah life-time. Quilliam that had A front cover edition of world-wide circulation. The Islamic World www.abdullahquilliam.com www.facebook.com/AbdullahQuilliam @quilliamsociety [email protected] Comtechsa Communica Consulting The First Annual Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Awards 2012 The Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Awards and Shortlist 2012 All this happened in the City of Liverpool, a Therefore, to mark the 80th anniversary of his Background to the Awards city with a rich history of diverse people and death we launched a Memorial Lecture and two Award Categories Shortlist for Abdullah Quilliam Awards 2012 cultures. To add to its history Liverpool can Awards in his honour. These aim to recognise The Muslim presence in Britain and Europe The two awards we launched in 2012 and now rightly claim it was the birthplace of the and encourage his methods of communication Anjum Anwar Hamza Andreas Tzortzis has become controversial. Muslims and Islam presented in today’s ceremony are:- Islamic community in Britain. and engagement. The objectives of the Awards Anjum Anwar as Dialogue Hamza Andreas Tzortzis of iERA is face constant vilification in the media and Development Officer at Blackburn an international public speaker on are very much the four challenges that Sheikh Islam. He regularly appears in the prejudice and stereotyping in society. Islam is Cathedral has carried out ground Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam established methods Quilliam faced. We believe that there are 1. The Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam breaking activities promoting Islam media explaining and demystifying still portrayed as an alien religion of migrants, Engagement Award and engagement to Islam and providing unique for Muslims on how to engage with wider many people, Muslims and non-Muslims that different communities. perspectives on current a threat, rather than an indigenous religion, society, and utilised popular methods of are working away to promote engagement in affairs. and not fully accepted as part of British society. This Award is for an individual that has made a communication of his time to promote Islam. the manner of Sheikh Quilliam, but this never 1 6 Muslims and their institutions are still subject to unique contribution to promoting engagement, Award Category: Engagement Award Category: Engagement With his writings, public lectures, visits, dealings makes the headlines. We want to recognise increasing verbal and physical attacks. Muslim dialogue and understanding between Muslims with the media, officialdom and representatives those individuals. loyalty and identity are under question due to and Non-Muslims or the wider society. The of other faiths; he set precedents for Muslims their stance on wars overseas. As a result very work and person do not have to be high profile, Victoria Brittain Mohamed Ali Harrath which are relevant even today. few positive stories about Islam and Muslims Writer and journalist Victoria Mohamed Ali Harrath is the brains however, they do need to have had a positive Brittain’s innovate style of behind ISLAM Channel, the UK’s appear in public. impact on relations between Muslims and presenting the excesses of the War first mainstream 24 hour Islamic Remarkably, 80 years after Sheikh Quilliam on Terror has been crucial in Satellite Channel. He developed The non-Muslims and have either, created better raising public awareness of the way Global Peace and Unity Event to passed away, the challenges he faced remain as national security policies are bring together Muslims and non- understanding, been innovative or broken relevant today as they were then. The challenges being prosecuted in the Muslims from all walks of down prejudices and stereotypes. This Award name of public safety. life. he faced were: - is open to anyone in any part of the country and Award Category: Communication 2 Award Category: Communication 7 from any age group. 1. To correct misconceptions about Islam and (L-R) Galib Khan, Bishop of Liverpool, M.Akbar Ali Muslims existing at the time and challenge Rahila Bano Dr.Usman Hafeez Farooq negative prejudices and stereotypes, Two Honorary Awards were given in April Dr.Usman Patel and his wife without compromising his beliefs. 2012. A Communication Award to Professor Rahila Bano has been reporting on Muslim issues for the BBC in Dr.Charlie Sanders organised 2. To dialogue, engage, and create a better Ron Geaves the biographer of Sheikh Abdullah the North West for 12 years in a and arranged for the Muslim Quilliam, and an Engagement Award to Bishop creative and sensitive manner that Community in Liverpool to feed understanding of the faith of Islam has created a better understanding the poor and homeless of Liverpool amongst the public and in the media. James Jones a long time supporter of the Muslim of Islam. through their Big Issue project. 3. To ensure acceptance of the Islamic faith as community and the Abdullah Quilliam Society. part of British life. Award Category: Communication 3 Award Category: Engagement 8 4. To use his linguistic, legal, writing and 2. The Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam speaking skills to fight against injustice in Communication Award Britain and the rest of the world. Hifsa Haroon Iqbal Dr.Tasleem Shakur Hifsa Iqbal has been actively Dr.Tasleem Shakur of Huddersfield This Award will be for an individual who has involved in inter faith and equality University specialise in Islamic either communicated Islam or Muslim life and issues and promoting Islam in Urbanism and has written and The Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Awards Staffordshire. She developed and published extensively on Islam. issues in a positive or creative way to a non- delivered an innovative Explore Muslim audience. This can be in the form Islam educational The Abdullah Quilliam Society, based in programme. Professor Ron Geaves of writing, journalism, a speech or lecture, Liverpool not only seeks to refurbish the historic 4 9 poetry, art, website or other form of modern Award Category: Engagement Award Category: Communication First Mosque
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